Americans tepid about libraries, favor Obama over Bush

NEW YORK Nov 28 (Reuters) - Many Americans don't use
libraries, favor locally sourced food and would choose
President Barack Obama over his predecessor George W. Bush if
the two were vying in a presidential election.

A new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll showed Obama ahead of
Bush by 40 to 31 percent in a hypothetical race but 40 percent
of the key independent voters, who are often said to decide
elections, chose neither.

Nearly 30 percent of 1,033 adults in the nationwide poll
conducted last month said they tried to buy only locally
sourced foods, while nearly half said they do so when
convenient. Fewer than one-quarter termed it not a priority.

But libraries, apparently, are on the wane. Two thirds of
people said they never go to the library, or do so only once or
twice a year.

Religion is one area where Americans don't seem to change
much. The poll showed that only one in five people ever
considered changing their religion, and one in 10 actually
did.

When asked which animal could step up if the bald Eagle was
not the official national animal, 33 percent chose the grizzly
bear, followed by the wild turkey, and 20 percent said just
keep the eagle.

But eight percent thought it should be the rattlesnake, and
six percent chose the catfish.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; editing by Patricia Reaney; For
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